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technology in NASCAR

 

  1. simulation - 7 post shaker rig
    1. ] a device that enables race teams to simulate the forces encountered by a car at various tracks while in the race shop
  2. simulation - Fluid Dynamics
    1. ] using computer aided simulation to study the effects of a racecars aerodynamic behaviour in different racing conditions, without ever entering a wind tunnel.
  3. car - gen 5 - "car of tommorow" or COT
    1. ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_of_Tomorrow
  4. car - gen 6 
    1. ] the current revision of the NASCAR stock car which debuted at the 2013 Daytona 500.
  5. car - components - computer mapping system
    1. ] 2013  
  6. car - components - shock technology
    1. ] the combination that will allow the car to get as low to the ground as possible without dragging the splitter on the nose of the car
  7. safety - roof flaps
    1. ] 
  8. safety - track - safer barriers (soft walls)
    1. ] 
  9. safety - hans device
    1. ] Head and Neck Support(HANS), a driver safety device that attaches the drivers helmet to the seat to restrain the drivers head on impact
  10. safety - carbon fiber seats
    1. ]  
  11. track - laser inspection system
    1. 2013 -  new
  12. track - air titan track drying system
    1. 2013 -  new 
  13. data collection - loop data
    1. ] 

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] http://bleacherreport.com/articles/542395-nascar-sprint-cup-the-10-biggest-technological-innovations-of-the-last-10-years
  2. ] ARTICLE piston src=stock car magazine
    1. ] a look at 1 part, 
  3. ] ARTICLE - exploring NASCARS technologicial dichotomy - mainstream tech blog "endgadget.com" 
    1. ] A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
    2. ] looks at how NASCAR is leading edge when it comes to (] fanvision, ] engineers for all ] laptop/ tablet surface/toyota) ] EFI replacing carbs in 2012, designed by Maclaren, utilizing 32 bit freescale processor, experienced 0 failure rate in 2012 season for the first time it  ] enabled limited telemetry which is banned except for test days at non-sanctioned tracks 
    3. ] budgets of 10 -20% of a typical f1 teams 400m cost in a popular sport means there is money to be made 
    4. ] Telemetry - "another evil but its going to come soon"  Steve Wickham is VP of chassis operations at Toyota Racing Development(TRD) USA. strong background in Formula One but he came over to NASCAR for a new challenge. Freescale/efi allows ltd data gaterthing but laptop must be tethered to car 
    5. ] another evil - cost of sensors that gather the data and engineers that make sense of it can be 
    6. ] Television Broadcast / Scoring - 
    7. ] 
  4. ] check out
    1. ] Richard Hammond's NASCAR segment.
    2. ] 2014 electronic dashboard
  5. Anatomy of a crash
    1. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4NM9rS5xZUc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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